Protection Officers-Community Based Protection

To be successful in this role, you must have a minimum of 4 years of experience in protection or community-based programming in humanitarian settings. Moreover, we also expect the following.

Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social sciences, Community development, Development studies, Social work and social administration, Guidance and counselling or relevant fields.
  

• Strong understanding of protection principles, community engagement, and participatory approaches.
  

• Experience in facilitating trainings and community dialogues
  

• Training in Community-Based protection services.
  

• Experience in protection interventions in line with Refugees operation with PSN assistance.
  

• Experience of working with UN or Non‐Governmental organizations.
  

• Proficiency in written and spoken English.
  

Project implementation

• Plan and implement community-based protection activities in line with project objectives and work plans.
  

• Promote inclusion of vulnerable and marginalized groups (women,children, persons with disabilities, elderly) through conducting of community feedback sessions
  

• Strengthening community participation in identifying risks, needs, and solutions through participatory assessments in coordination with MEAL teams.
  

• Promote accountability to affected populations (AAP) and ensure feedback mechanisms are functional.
  

• Ensure the proper implementation and reporting of community-based protection activities and ensure that all activities are carried out reported in an effective, efficient and transparent matter
  

Coordination and representation

• Develop relationships with a range of key stakeholders, Local Government and other stakeholders on the community services thematic areas at the field level in close liaison with the Protection Team Leader.
  

• Representation of DRC and actively take lead in the community feedback sessions in coordination with UNHCR, OPM and DRC MEAL team.
  

• Close co-ordination in project implementation with partners (UN agencies and national/international NGOs), including referrals, community services gap analysis, advocacy.
  

Staff development and management

• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for the Protection Assistant-Community based protection staff, Help Desk Workers and Community Development Workers and other Community-Based Structures within the operational areas.
  

• Develop performance measurement and targets for the CDWs, Help Desk Workers and appraise them based on the set targets.
  

• Conduct daily field supervisions to support Community based workers by providing mentorship through technical back stopping and capacity strengthening.
  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Contribute to the daily quality implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and interventions.
  

• Assist in participatory needs/vulnerability and capacity assessments of affected communities
  

• Participate in project evaluations and assist in the analysis of results.
  

• Monitor activity progress against targets and indicators.
  

Support management team to:

• Follow up all DRC Procedures for Security, Finance, Logistics, HR and Administration.
  

• Uphold DRC’s international code of conduct and principles of accountability.
  

• Any other tasks may be assigned from time to time